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May 25, 2026 – What about diet soda? Is it any better for the liver than regular soda? According to the hepatologists, diet soda doesn’t negatively impact the liver as much as regular soda does, but that doesn’t mean that it gets a free pass.
Both doctors say that the relationship between diet soda and liver health is more complicated than regular soda and liver health. They explain that, unlike regular soda, there isn’t scientific evidence that drinking diet soda directly causes MASLD or other liver problems. But there are some indirect ways that it may be causing harm.
For example, Dr. Jakhete explains that scientific research shows an association between drinking diet soda regularly and weight gain. She says that this could be because artificial sweeteners increase sugar cravings.
